10 Ways to FEEL GOOD Redone

It is really hard to blog, or wash dishes, or laundry, or study, or even love on my kids when they are throwing fits like they are right now.  One wants to wear what the other has on while the second wants to play a game that the first does not.  This list of 10 Ways to FEEL GOOD from Lynda Field just isn't cutting it with me.  It sounds good.  She may be a very nice lady.  However, her entire list is about you.  This life is not just about you.  Sorry, sweetie.  It isn't about me either.

Here is my list of 10 Ways to FEEL GOOD Redone: 

If someone wants to doodle and make this look cute like her list, have at it!  

1. Follow God.  

I Corinthians 11:1 says, "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ."  Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God has plans for us.  His plans for us are better than our dreams unless our dreams are inline with His plans.  Whatever God has is way better than whatever I have in mind.  

2. Trust God (because my gut is usually full of gas.)

II Corinthians 3:4 - 6 says that we are not sufficient on our own but to trust God.  Psalm 91:2 tells us that God is our refuge and rest. 

3. Focus on God.  

I John 2:15 says, "Do not love the world or the things in the world.  If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him."  Additionally, Matthew 5:16 says, "In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."  Our focus and perspective must be on God before we view other things. 

4. Follow opportunities from God. 

Galations 6:10 says, "As we have opportunities, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers."  Galations 5:13 tells us to serve one another humbly in love.  II Timothy 4:2 reminds us to always be prepared for the opportunity to share.  These are the opportunities that we must follow.  

5. You can do it!  

Of course you can do what God wills for you to do.  You can't just do anything.  Philippians 4:13 reminds us, "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."  Don't forget that the verses surrounding this talk about Paul's suffering.  Paul wasn't talking about the ability to just anything but the ability to endure trials for the sake of Christ. 

6. Give it to God. 

Philippians 4:6 says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."  I've heard stories from many parents about doing this very thing with tough kids.  I don't doubt that I will be going back to this verse in dealing with my own kids.  It isn't just about letting go and moving on.  It is about dealing with things in the right way. 

7. Be kind.  

Ephesians 4:32 gives us the command to, "Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you."  We are to be kind to others.  It is amazing how it makes us feel when we treat other people in the right way.  

8. God is the Creator. 

Colossians 1:16 tells that, "For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -- all things have been created through Him and for Him."  Better yet, out of everything that God created, He said that we are His favorite!  Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are God's masterpiece; He created us anew in Christ Jesus so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."  How does that make you feel now?  

9. Pay attention to how you act. 

This verse is always ringing in my ears: Micah 6:8, "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"  It sounds simple, but after trying, I know it isn't.  Still, I can't give up.  I mess up and just have to try again.

10. Watch your attitude.

Philippians 2:3 - 8 says, "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interest, but also for the interests of others.  Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality  with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.  Being found in appearances as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross."  Wow.  So we need to be humble.  Scripture has mentioned that several times.  We need to be obedient.  Lots of that in Scripture.  Our attitude should be humble service.